Texas House of Representatives advanced a bill Monday that would expand the conditions eligible for the state’s medical marijuana program, including chronic pain and Crohn’s disease, and allow for prescribed smokable products to be sold by prescription.
by Rep. , R-Canadian, would allow patients in the state’s medical marijuana program to use products like cannabis patches, lotions, and prescribed inhalers and vaping devices. The House preliminarily approved the bill 118 to 16 on Monday and will need a final round of approval before it heads to the Senate.
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